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Desert Clay

#9E6D42

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.45:1AA large

Black text

4.45:1AA large

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About Desert Clay

Desert Clay (#9E6D42) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 158, 109, 66 and its HSL value is 28°, 41%, 44%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 (WCAG AA large). Below are ten tints and shades of Desert Clay, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9E6D42 · #42739E

Analogous

#9E4245 · #9E6D42 · #9E9B42

Triadic

#9E6D42 · #429E6D · #6D429E

Split complementary

#9E6D42 · #429E9B · #42459E

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